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U+5393, 厓
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5393

[U+5392]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+5394]

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 27, +6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 一土土 (MGG), composition )

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 161, character 8
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2930
  • Dae Jaweon: page 367, character 31
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 70, character 12
  • Unihan data for U+5393
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Chinese

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Glyph origin

More information Historical forms of the character 厓, Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) ...

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ŋreː): semantic (cliff) + phonetic (OC *kʷeː) to represent a cliff and the waterside.

Originally, the phonetic component is not related to the concept of earth () since in its original form it represents a pair of ritual axes perhaps made of jade . Hence, the link to the concept of earth in this character and either comes from folk etymology or its appearance in the Small Seal script.

Pronunciation



More information Rime, Character ...
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Definitions

  1. cliff
    alt. forms: ()
  2. waterside
    alt. forms: ()
  3. boundary
    alt. forms: ()
  4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of

Compounds

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Japanese

Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. precipice
  2. shore
  3. bank
  4. cliff

Readings

  • Go-on: (ge)
  • Kan-on: がい (gai)
  • Kun: がけ (gake)きし (kishi)かたへ (katahe)はて (hate)

Korean

Hanja

(eum (ae))

  1. hill, cliff
  2. the edge
  3. boundary

Vietnamese

Han character

: Hán Nôm readings: day

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